Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees

In 2009 we left Denmark to start-up our Tings project. Since then the concept has been such an integrated part of our life that it has become our life…

For better and worse.

One of the very good things about it is all our friends. The guests who enter our gate in Lazimpat, who sometimes (often) return and even guests who are now our very good friends.

Like Ann who called us from Paris a month ago: Thomas… We have decided to move to Lisbon… are you there?

A few days later she and her boy friend arrived and spend a few days with us.

We have never med Philip before – so it was very strange (and almost embarrassing) to hear Anne’s enthusiastic and flattering description of Tings Kathmandu while we were sipping sun-downers at Graca Miradouro in Lisbon.

Is this the way people look at our life the last many year? Our home and our ‘kids’?

We were almost flushing because of her flattering words.

The negative thing about our life is that we’re right in the middle of what most people think is an adventurous lifestyle and don’t see the forest for the trees. So Anne’s description was kind of eye opener to us.

Being a returning guest at Tings Kathmandu for so many years, and today a dear friend Anne explains the purpose of our project better than any body else. And certainly better than Annette and I can do it.

Anne – why don’t you become our 3rd guest blogger? – I interrupted her just before the sun disappeared behind Principe Real.

She accepted the invitation.

So if you are curious about what we want to create in Lisbon, here are her words (in French)